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LAWS OF DELAWARE
VOLUME 85
CHAPTER 99
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 129
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION OPIOID FUNDS AND LITIGATION AUTHORITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Section 4802B, Chapter 48B, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
(10) “Statewide opioid settlement agreement” means an agreement, including consent judgments, consent decrees filed or unfiled, and related agreements or documents, between this State, represented by the Department of Justice, and certain opioid manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, consultants, chain pharmacies, related entities, related individuals, any entities controlled by such individuals, or the subdivisions of this State, to provide or allocate remuneration for conduct related to the manufacture, promotion, dispensing, sale, or distribution of opioid products.
Section 2. Amend Section 4809B, Chapter 48B, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
No government entity has the authority to assert released claims after February 28, 2021 against entities, individuals or other persons released by the Department of Justice in a statewide opioid settlement agreement executed by the Attorney General and the released party.
Approved July 21, 2025